Manager, Enterprise Transformation
About The Position
The Manager, Enterprise Modernization & Transformation is responsible for translating enterprise strategy into programs that create scalable capabilities and measurable enterprise value creation, particularly in Supply Chain. This role operates at the intersection of strategy, value creation, and execution, supporting Hershey’s Enterprise Modernization agenda by shaping, launching, and scaling initiatives that improve how the business operates and delivers financial and operational impact. The role partners closely with Enterprise Strategy, Supply Chain, Commercial, Finance, HR, and Technology functions to ensure modernization investments are value-backed, execution-ready, and designed for enterprise adoption. The Manager plays a hands-on role in moving initiatives from value case through deployment, while ensuring rigor in decision-making, governance, benefits realization, and sustained impact.
Requirements
- Experience leading enterprise modernization, transformation, large-scale Supply Chain, and / or capability‑building initiatives
- Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills; ability to translate strategy into execution
- Demonstrated success leading initiatives in complex, matrixed environments
- Proven ability to influence without authority and manage senior stakeholders
- Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Information Systems, or Engineering required
- Minimum 5-7 years commercial, digital, supply chain, or strategy experience in consumer packaged goods (CPG) or consulting preferred
Responsibilities
- Strategic activation & Value Creation
- Supports the design and delivery of enterprise programs aligned to Hershey’s enterprise strategy and long-term value priorities
- Translates strategic priorities into clearly defined initiatives, roadmaps, and execution plans
- Ensures initiatives are structured to deliver measurable financial and operational outcomes
- Value Case, Governance & Investment Rigor
- Partners with initiative owners to develop and refine value cases, assumptions, risks, and success metrics
- Leads cross-functional teams through enterprise stage-gate and governance processes
- Prepares clear, decision-ready materials for senior leaders, synthesizing complex tradeoffs and recommendations
- Initiative & Execution Leadership
- Owns day-to-day leadership of assigned modernization initiatives and capability builds
- Coordinates workstreams across business and technology teams, managing dependencies and delivery risks
- Drives initiatives from pilot → scale → sustain, with a focus on enterprise adoption and embedded ways of working
- Cross-Functional Influence & Stakeholder Leadership
- Acts as a connective leader across Strategy, Supply Chain, Commercial, Finance, HR, and Technology
- Influences outcomes without direct authority by aligning stakeholders around enterprise value and priorities
- Builds trusted relationships with functional leaders and execution teams
- Value Realization & Performance Management
- Partners with Finance and Strategy to track benefits realization, productivity gains, and performance vs. plan
- Identifies risks to value delivery and drives corrective actions
- Drives governance and reporting (e.g., scorecards, Steering Committee materials)
- Modernization Standards & Capability Building
- Serves as a practitioner and coach of enterprise modernization tools, governance, and ways of working
- Supports training, enablement, and change efforts
- Captures lessons learned to continuously improve how Hershey designs and scales capabilities
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
